Category: Cross Country

Several Athletes from Team Kennet took part for Berkshire in
the Inter Counties match held in Loughborough on Saturday, Two Athletes came
back with Team Bronze Medals.

Emily Faulkner was the best placed athlete from the club in
the u20 women’s race coming 51st and helping the Berkshire team to 3rd
place, Bethan Philp also earned herself a 3rd Place team medal she
competed in the under 17 Women’s race coming 170th.

Team Kennet had two athletes in the under 20 mens event,
Toby Draper coming in 139th and Bradley Thomas 160th with
the Berkshire team 18th

Kirsten Fraser ran well in the under 13 girls race coming
home in 75th with the Berkshire team 8th and finally
Kirst Bennet took part in her first Senior Women’s race coming in 240th
place and the Berkshire team came 22nd

Team Kennet
Athletes finished of the cross county season in the Oxford Cross Country League
at Henley on Thames with best results of the season.

The under
11 boys were in form and Oliver Tozer continued to improve with his first win
of the season lifting him to runners up spot overall, Ivan Chekmazov came in
just behind in 3rd place just missing out on a trophy, Elliott
Murphy came in 6th and Ethan Kuijten came home in 10th.

Kirsten
Fraser came 3rd in the under 13 girls on a very tough course
with lots of hills and a downhill finish, this meant that she finished 3rd
overall as an individual but also kept the team 3rd overall as well,
Anna Patterson came in 14th and Maddi Baker 22nd.

The under
13 boys only saw Noah Kemp come home in 8th place but this was
enough to take 3rd team in the league.

The under 9
girls Amber Stiles continued her good season with a 4th place, this
was a great result as it put her in 3rd place overall, Anna Hall was
6th and Louise Colby 13th

The under
11 girls Zoe Allen just missed out after keeping her 3rd place all
season her run on the day was 4th which slipped her one place, Emma
Davies was 14th, Imogen Newby 19th, Leilah Gaye 28th
and Lilia Gale 38th

The Senior
Mens team finished on a high in 3rd team in Division 2 finishing 5th
in the League, the result shows if they got all the clubs top athletes out they
would be in contention winning top league, on the day Phil Murphy was 21st,
Bart Kuijten 60th, Chris Hall 66th, Bradley Thomas 75th,
Mark Little 147th, Andy Waters 156th, Kim Darcy-Masters
178th, Mitch Poustie 209th, Simon Gale 222nd.

Under 9
Boys Aaron Carter ran well in 8th place followed by Harry Strutt 12th,
Noah Clarke 13th and Reuben Kuijten 23rd

In the
under 15 Girls race Emily Tucker just got the better of Annelise Gale coming in
18th and 19th respectively

Team Kennet had two Athletes take part in the English Cross
Country Championships held at Leeds on Saturday. In the under 13 girls race a
field of well over 400 finishers saw Kirsten Fraser finish just 300m behind the
race winner in 33rd place, Eve Brown came home in 407th
place both girls gaining soo much experience at this level

Team Kennet
Athletes braved the travel to Bo Peep Caravan Park,
Adderbury for the
fourth round of the Oxford Cross Country League, although our club numbers were
down by 50%, same was in the league, it was a good chance to secure any end of
season trophies.

Toby Clark
was the best placed athlete from the club in the under 13 boys showing huge
improvement finishing 3rd place and another huge improvement came
from team mate Noah Kemp coming home in 4th place, with Kian
Darcy-Masters 26th has kept the team in 3rd place
overall.

Amber
Stiles continued her impressive season in the under 9 girls finishing 3rd
place and Anna Hall had a superb run just behind in 4th place and
Louise Colby making top10 coming 9th.

Oliver
Tozer came 4th in the under 11 boys keeping him in top 3 overall,
Elliot Murphy finished 11th, Oliver llyod 12th and Ethan
Kuijten 18th while in the under 11 girls Zoe Allen was 5th
again till in top 3 overall, Emma Davies 14th, Imogen Newby 17th,
Lilia Gale 37th and Caitlyn Davies 46th

Eve Brown
was the clubs only under 13 girls finishing 21st and in the under 15
girls race Rebecca Thomson was 11th, Annelise Gale 12th
and Emily Tucker 19th and Sue Francis was the clubs only senior
women to brave it coming 21st

Team Kennet hosted the Berkshire Cross Country Championships at St. Andrews School in Pangbourne over the weekend, on a Challenging Course through woodland and up on to pitches the course wasnt suited for the faster runners more for the endurance, as the club were hosting less than normal runners from the club took part, but still some superb perfomances, Kirsten Fraser in the under 13 girls was the clubs best result not far behind the winner came home for a bronze, Eve Brown came home in 12th place and Anna Patterson 16th.

Toby Draper was the clubs next best finisher in the u20 race finishing 6th with Bradley Thomas 7th.

The Senior Womans Race Kirsty Bennet came home in 8th place and Georgina Bradford 12th.

The mens race Bart Kuitjen was 14th and Mitch Poustie 29th

The under 13 boys secured 4th place in the team awards, led home by Toby Clark 13th, Noah Kemp 16th, Oliver Tozer 20th and Isaac Mitcham 25th

Bethan Philp came 11th and Caitlin Nowell 15th in the under 17 womens race, in the younger under 15 girls race Annelise Gale was 18th

Team Kennets Juniors thrived in the mud at Cirencester Park, Kirsten Fraser in the under 13 girls took the clubs best result coming 2nd, with Eve Brown 11th and Maddie Baker 31st the girls just edged 2nd place.

The Under 11s kept up their top placings in the League in the girls race Zoe Allen came 3rd with Clare McGonnell just behind in 4th, Emma Davies came 14th, Imogen Newby 16th, Evie Hallsworth 17th, eilah Gaye 25th, Lilia Gale 31st and Maisy Turner 43rd.

The under 9 saw Amber Stiles come home 3rd in the Girls with Louise Colby 6th, Anna Hall 9th and Lola Mitcham 20th while in the Boys Harry Strutt came 9th and Aaron Carter 10th.

The under 13 Boys Toby clark came in 9th with Noah Kemp not far behind in 12th, Thomas Matthews 29th and Isaac Mitcham 41st.

The under 15 girls Rebecca Thomson came 9th with twin sister Georgina 14th and Annelise Gale 17th while in the boys under 15 Luke Wild came 16th

In the Mens Chris Hall led the few that turned up home in 65th, Bradley Thomas 103rd, Mark Little 186th, Sean Bird 219th, Mitch Poustie 232nd, Simon Gale 250th and Colin Price 274th, in the Ladies Sue Francis came 22nd

Team Kennet athletes were in action in the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Cross Country Championships on Sunday at Newbury Showground. Under 13 Toby Clark was the club highest placed runner in the under 13 boys race coming 10th with team mate Noah Kemp 14th.

The under 13 girls Kirsten Fraser just missed out on the top 10 coming 11th with Anna Patterson 16th and Eve Brown 24th. The Under 15 girls Rebecca Thomson came in 15th with twin sister Georgina 22nd and Annelise Gale 24th. Bethan Philp was 16th in the under 17 womens race.

Team Kennet were in action in the First Round of the Oxford Cross Country League at Newbury Showground at the weekend, in near perfect conditions on a fast flat course the club secured some very good performances throughout the age groups.

The under 13 girls produced the best results of the day, Kirsten Fraser ran a solid race to come home in a well deserved 3rd place, with Anna Patterson next home in 9th place and Alanna Smith making up the scoring team in 16th place, placing the team in third place, Maddi Baker came home in 36th, unfortunately Annabel Todd had to pull out with an injury would of put the girls in first team placing.

Under 9 Girls Amber Stiles came 3rd in her race combined with the boys, Louise Colby came 9th, Isabelle Carroll 20th and Lola Mitcham 22nd, in the u9 boys Harry Strutt came 6th and Barnaby Turner 15th

The under 13 Boys also finished with a third team placing, Toby Clark came home in 6th closely followed by Noah Kemp 7th and Thomas Matthews 27th scoring team, Kian d Arcy -Masters was next home 31st and Isaac Mitcham 41st

The under 15/17 girls were short in numbers due to D of E for the first time in years, Annelise Gale ran a great race in the u15s coming 12th, Pippa Thomas 23rd and Emily Tucker 24th, in the u17 section Caitlin Nowell was 9th

The under 15 boys Luke Wild came home in 19th

Sue Francis was the clubs only lady runner coming home in 24th, while the men scored two teams, Cameron Craik led the way for TK in 51st with Chris Hall 73rd, Bart Kuijten 80th, Bradley Thomas 111st, Ben Schiffer-Harte 168th, Emiliano Espinar 171st and Dave Smith 173rd placing the A team 4th in Div 2

Two Team Kennet athletes represented Berkshire in the UK Inter Counties at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, on a very muddy course. Luca Vicaria came 206th in the U15B race and Emily Faulkner came 55th in the U20W race helping the Berkshire U20W team to 4th place, the highest placed
Berkshire team.

English Schools’ Cross Country Championships17th March 2018

A week after running in the Inter Counties Emily Faulkner represented
Berkshire Schools at Temple Newman, Leeds. It was vey windy on the course and Emily came 120th out of 323 runners. The Berkshire team finished 6th on the day.

Team Kennet were in action at Swindon for the fourth round of the Oxford Cross Country League, The Course being hilly and very muddy was quite challenging for the athletes in very cold conditions.

Kirsten Fraser took the highest placing of the clubs athletes on her best run of the season, her strength down to her training really paying of coming home in 2nd place to guarantee a top 3 finish this season, a cluster of TK girls came home close together benefiting from their training, Zoe Allen with another year in this age group took 4th place, and Eve Brown taking 8th and a fast improving Alanna Smith 14th not far behind.

The Club have several 5th place finishes, Emily Faulkner finishing 5th in the senior ladies races and taking 2nd place in the under 20 age group also securing a top 2 finish helped the Women’s team to 2nd place overall, Annabel Todd was 5th in the under 13 girls race, and younger brother Charlie Todd came 5th in the under 9 race.

The under 15s saw only a few club athletes race, Rebecca Thomson came home in 6th place which was matched by Cameron Langley in the boys race. Izzy Hole made top 10 in the u17 womens coming 9th.

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